YES!!!!
Imagine it this way, when you wanted to have friends for online multiplayer, to have them on your friends list, you would have to remember their 12 digit number and then for the major games, you had to remember another 12 digit number specific to that game. It was a ****ing pain in the ass. And thento put salt on an already irritated wound, asides from Mario Kart Wii, Nintendo's online offerings that I played were laggy as all hell.

I have a question. I recently bought a 3DS but have been struggling to get it to connect to my home internet for whatever reason (according to Nintendo's website it is some kind of wireless setting issue). Is there a way for me to physically connect my 3DS directly to my router or something rather than through Wireless?

I have a question. I recently bought a 3DS but have been struggling to get it to connect to my home internet for whatever reason (according to Nintendo's website it is some kind of wireless setting issue). Is there a way for me to physically connect my 3DS directly to my router or something rather than through Wireless?

No. It has to connect via wi-fi. If you need to input a security code/pin for your 3DS to connect to your connection, you'll have to find that out through your computer/router.

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